After leaving the Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Par Ridder recently became the publisher of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. There's been some controversy with his changing roles, and he'd like to let people know his side of the story.
Also, this blog is a parody. It's not the thoughts and opinions of the real Par Ridder.

Thursday, September 20, 2007

A Wealth of Support

Thanks to everyone who has sent warm wishes to me after hearing about the verdict. As you might have heard, Avista will mostly likely continue with the trial. They're not a group who will just go down without a fight obviously. You can bet that the hacks are pumped about the idea of a longer trial, it gives them more to write about. But I'm still going to take the high road on this and will abide by the judge's decision for now.

A friend of mine who sent her regrets also showed me an internet post that says that a new internet site wants to hire me as a joke. They want me to be their unpaid intern. That shows you what kind of class these internet hacks have. All they can do is report on things that other people do and kick people when they think they are down.

If I was going to work for any new internet blog, it would be Kramer's MinnPost. I've already got the experience managing almost all those reporters, and if I worked there I wouldn't have to pay for any benefits or retirement when they all retire in the next five to eight years. The bottom line would be golden and they could go back to writing the same stories that they have been writing for the last twenty years.

Thanks again to the people who have sent cards and notes and have called. You're the best.

3 comments:

Anonymous
said...

I would like to see Par really sit back and enjoy his vacation - get into all sorts of new shenanigans...take the opportunity to start a whole new life. Maybe dabble in the experimentation he probably neglected in college...and of course, he would post about it here.

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I'm formerly the publisher of the Saint Paul Pioneer press, and I'm currently on sabbatical from my job as the publisher of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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